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  11 October 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo's appeal to religious leaders for the defense of civilians Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders must raise their voices against the atrocities committed against innocent civilians in Myanmar: this is the appeal launched by Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, who rem ...
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  10 October 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "Dialogue and agreements are necessary regardless of who wins the election" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Under the current circumstances, dialogue is needed no matter who will rule after the presidential elections of 27 October. This is emphasized by the President of the Argentine Bishops' Con ...
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  10 October 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Languages, Mission, Memory": the Comboni Missionaries for the Year of Indigenous Languages and the Extraordinary Missionary Month Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The exhibition entitled "Languages, Mission, Memory; the contribution of Comboni Missionaries to the study and preservation of local languages in their work of proclaiming the Gospel" begins today ...
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  10 October 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Opening of the Extraordinary Missionary Month: Ivorian Christians witness the Gospel of Christ without fear and without shame Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "With our baptism we are all missionaries, sent and witnesses of the Gospel of Christ and we must act without fear and without shame", said His Exc. Mgr. Alexis Touably Youlo, Bishop of Agb ...
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  10 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Investing in youth education is vital: the Church is at the forefront Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Education and the development of children and youth are the best investments a country can make to improve the progress of its future generation. This was the highlight of the meeting, held ...
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  10 October 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Christian leaders called to be "peacemakers" in society Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Christian lay leaders are called to contribute to building peace in society. As Fides learns, this is what Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka and President of the Catholic Bishops' Co ...
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  10 October 2019
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Witnesses from north-eastern India in the German dioceses for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Nuremberg (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month was inaugurated at a national level in Münster on Sunday 6 October, with a celebration presided by the Bishop of Münster, Felix Genn, and concelebrated by ...
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  9 October 2019
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Forum on mission today at the University of Friborg, on the occasion of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) - The mission is at the center of the 11th Forum "Church of Freiburg in the world" which takes place at the University of Friborg on 10 and 11 October. This meeting, on the occasion of the Extrao ...
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  9 October 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Staying too long in power is detrimental to the well-being of the country", says the President of Niger Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The holders of power can abuse it and this is all the more true as their presence in power is long. This means that the wear and tear of power can lead to despotism, clanism and inefficiency", s ...
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  9 October 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - President of the PMS to Polish Bishops: "The extraordinary missionary Month is an opportunity to rediscover the missionary and universal dimension of faith" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - A large number of Polish Bishops, missionaries and religious women are involved in the pastoral service and in the proclamation of the Gospel in mission territories: this is what Archbishop Giamp ...
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  9 October 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Italian institutions at the forefront of the second phase of restoration work on the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The second phase of the restoration and preservation works of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher enters the preparatory phase, and the pivotal role that will be entrusted to qualified Italian ...
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  9 October 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops willing to collaborate to resolve current social tensions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (ECE) have publicly offered to "collaborate in finding solutions regarding the tensions currently being faced by Ecuadorian society": this is wha ...
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  9 October 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - Archbishop Dal Toso at the PMS of Poland: thanks for your generous daily missionary commitment Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, Assistant Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), visited the National Direction o ...
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  8 October 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Hope for national dialogue to end the secessionist crisis in English-speaking areas Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Everyone was able to express their point of view and everyone returns home with a result", said His Eminence Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, at the end of the gr ...
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  8 October 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes: "We continue to pray for those who disagree and persecute us" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, after the Sunday Eucharistic celebration on October 6, answered journalists' questions about the provocations of the military in some parishe ...